"Many Americans, regardless of political affiliation, are anxious about the future of the "land that we love." In America's Expiration Date, trusted political commentator Cal Thomas offers a diagnosis of what's wrong with the United States and prophetically reminds us that change will come when Americans look to God instead of Washington"-- There is a deep-seated feeling that we need to improve our country. Our culture is increasingly immoral, the family structure is threatened from all sides, and government programs consistently overreach, creating massive debt. Is it possible that America could crumble and our democracy fail? Thomas draws parallels to once-great empires and nations that declined into oblivion, and predicts that America's expiration date is just around the corner. Through biblical insights he reminds us that real change comes when America looks to God instead of Washington. If we're willing to seek God first, learn from history, and make changes at the individual and community level, we can not only survive, but thrive, again. -- adapted from jacket Provided by publisher.

Introduction: If the end were near, what would you do? -- The Persian empire: today a shell of its great past -- The Roman empires: yes, it really burned -- The Byzantine empire: officially Christian -- The Arab empire: Muhammad's followers -- The Spanish empire: how the mighty doth fall -- The Ottoman empire: winners and losers -- The British empire: where the sun never sets -- The Russian empire: from orthodoxy to communism -- The United States: 1776-? -- Appendix 1: Bonus cameos -- Appendix 2: A prophet ignored -- Appendix 3: The prophet's second warning.